Libre Magazine

Beyond Right or Wrong: The Russian-Georgian Conflict

Given the freedom of speech, I write this article NOT from the ANTI-Russian perspective. I am aware that many civilians (2000 plus at the time of writing) have died in face of the Russian attacks. Some of my friends have fled Georgia, while some still stay in the country. At the moment, Tbilisi declared the [...]

Complexities in Leadership

How do we measure quality of leadership: through success or ability? Most generally success. However, that does not mean there was only one Einstein or Newton. There must have been many, but the appropriate channelisation, opportunities, luck, results and fame were only achieved by the named few, similarly for leaders. For instance, the idea of an [...]

Turkey in the 21st Century: Envisioning Beyond Strategic Importance

On the 11th of June, I have an honor to attend an event with Dr. Ahmet Davutoglu, Chief Foreign Advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey, held by Mr. Laxton MP (UK) and the Henry Jackson Society. Dr. Davutoglu, in his speech, emphasized the historical geography of Turkey as well as the future global vision [...]

Policy Makers Need Better Vocabulary

In order to achieve effective results, that is turn ideological aims, goals and concepts into effective practice, policy makers need better vocabulary, similar to business managers, who need better vocabulary to effectively manage and derive optimal results from their team members. The idea stems from an interesting piece written by Nadeem Chauhan of Navitus Consultancy, who [...]

NATO Expansion - The Impact of Ukrainian and Georgian Membership

NATO has been expanding. Many of the former Soviet-bloc countries are currently supporting the seemingly-unilateral American operation in Iraq. Furthermore, President Bush recently emphasized the necessity of wider and greater NATO cooperation in Iraq and Afghanistan, in which many assumed that Bush hoped to include Ukraine and Georgia into NATO in the near future. Russia [...]

Putin and Kursk - Future of the Russian Navy

Putin is no longer President of the Russian Federation, but he will be remembered as the leader of Russia at least for the next 20 years. Regardless how the Western media accuses him, Russians seem to love a strong leader who leads them from the misery of the post-Communist ruin. However, Putin had two big moments [...]

Pakistan: Into The Future

The only Islamic nuclear power in the world, Pakistan is an important country and its role as a strong US ally in the war against terrorism has further enhanced its significance. Since its independence, Pakistan has never been able to stable itself economically and politically, sometimes facing enormous foreign pressures and sometimes drowning in its [...]